African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

Dictatorship, bad governance and their impact on public need and social development: A comparative public administration (CPA) study on the evidence of Togo

Bienmali Kombate
  • Bienmali Kombate
  • College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China.
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Huang Dong
  • Huang Dong
  • College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China.
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  •  Received: 17 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 31 October 2018
  •  Published: 30 November 2018

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